HESI CH 4 GRAMMAR
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
Leaving the door open behind her, Meg stepped into the room.
The following sentence contains which type of word or phrase? It's okay; brb.
Textspeak
which of the following is grammatically correct?
The Lees had dinner at the Joneses' home.
Which of the following contains a euphemism?
The extensively injured dog was put to sleep.
Which of the following sentences contains an interjection?
Well, I hope you are happy.
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? To who should the letter be addressed?
Who
name of a quality or general idea
abstract noun
word, or phrase or clause that modifies a noun answers what kind, which one, how many, how much
adjective
word phrase or clause that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb i.e. quickly, very, quite
adverb
the word of group of words to which a pronoun refers
antecedent
What would is incorrectly used? The six students in the class discussed the test results between themselves.
between
Select the best words for the blanks. If I (blank) hit a home run, I (blank) be chosen for the baseball team.
can, may
group of words that has subject and predicate
clause
expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or impact over time because of excessive use
cliches
represents a group of persons, animals, or things
collective noun
general, not the particular, name of a person place or thing
common noun
two or more independent clauses
compound sentence
joins words, phrases, or clauses
conjunction
work in pairs to join words or phrases i.e. neither and nor, either and or
correlative conjunctions
makes a statement
declarative
begins with conjuction and does not express a complete though as soon as the students were seated
dependent clause
person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb the professor, whom
direct object
mild indirect or vague term that has been substituted for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive
euphemism
makes and exclamation
exclamatory
He couldn't (blank) the speaker's words because of the nearby airport noise.
hear
makes a command
imperative
expresses a complete though can stand alone in a sentence the professor distributed the examinations
independent clause
the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb to whom, for what, to what
indirect object
expresses emotion or exclamation yikes, whew
interjection
asks a question
interrogative
words or groups of words that are not located properly in relation to the words they modify
misplaced modifier
word or group of words that names a person, place, thing or idea
noun
phrase formed by a participle, its object, and the objects modifiers, functions as an adjective
participial phrase
verb form that functions as an adjective -ing or -ed
participle
refers to specific person, place, thing or idea
personal pronoun
group of two or more words that acts as a single part of speech in sentence
phrase
form of personal pronoun the shows possession or ownership
possessive pronoun
part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject
predicate
follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject
predicate adjective
noun that follows a linking verb, helps to explain or rename the subject
predicate nominative
shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence i.e. at noon, of grammar, including
preposition
takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun
pronoun
official name of a person
proper noun
occurs when two or more complete sentences are written as though they were one sentence
run on sentence
group of words that expresses a complete thought
sentence
incomplete sentences
sentence fragments
spoken or written styles that do not satisfactoritly reflect the presence of women in our society
sexist language
Which word from the following sentence is an adjective? The nurse leisurely changed from green scrubs into street clothes
street
language used in text, emails, and electronic forms of communication
textspeak
word or phrase used to express an action or state of being
verb